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Youre playing with here? i get that democrats are not republicans. i get that you guys dont do lockstep the way they do, most of the time. but your mandate was, you know, you guys right now are saying the mandate was the spending bill, yes, and infrastructure, but really the spending bill, no. the top item on your mandate, ro, and i know you know this, was no more trumpery, no more toxic politics, no more opposition as a position, get things done. are you guys worried that even whats happening r...

Technically quite good at it. she is specifically unquestionably good at the math part. she can count votes like nobodys business. if a piece of legislation needed to get passed, nancy pelosi knows whether and how she can get the votes for it. and she never brings a bill to the floor unless she knows she can pass it. and i mean, ive said it before. ill say it again. whether you are aligned with her politically or not, whether you love nancy pelosi or hate nancy pelosi, it doesnt matter. what you...

Lockstep the way they do, most of the time. but your mandate was, you know, you guys right now are saying the mandate was the spending bill, yes, and infrastructure, but really the spending bill, no. the top item on your mandate, ro, and i know you know this, was no more trumpery, no more toxic politics, no more opposition as a position, get things done. are you guys worried that even whats happening right now may weaken your hand going into the midterm? >> chris, yes, were worried. i mean, i re...

As speaker because it was the first midterm elections of the barack obama presidency. the 2010 midterms when the democrats took what president obama called a shellacking, republicans won big everywhere in 2010, so in january of 2011 she had to hand over the comically guy nor mouse speakers gavel to the republicans, and in so doing, the country was soon treated to a live high stakes somewhat scientific demonstration of what its like to try to run the house of representatives in this day and age i...

0 us this hour, the speaker of the house of representatives is of course nancy pelosi. she has been speaker this time around since january of 2019. but this is not her first rodeo. this is her but this is not her first rodeo. this is her second turn in the speakers job. the first time nancy pelosi became speaker of the house was in 2007. you might remember, george w. bush was still president. democrats did great in the midterms in 2006. pelosi got elevated to speaker. i mean, first it was just t...

Mccauliffs lead was wider suggesting a grap where democrats are less enthusiastic than republicans. the reason were watching virginia is its a pretty good barometer of what we might see next year. if you lack book to 1977, 8 of 11 times the party that won the governorship of virginia went on to gain seats in the house of representatives if the following midterm. with virginia being such a blue state these days, if democrats cant win in virginia, i have to ask, where can they win? >> larry, a goo...

Glimmer cool as a leader. matt bradley there, and what looks like a perfect picture than. berlin appreciated. >> up next, stunning new details of the alleged britney spearss father. allegedly went to in order to control her every move. >> and in our next hour midterm watch. donald trump flooded out his line of conspiracy theories in georgia. but will his midterm strategy to just rehash the 2020 election backfire for republicans? the turmoil within the party. >> and right now, we want to do a plu...

Negotiations but it wont pass in its current form. >> for president biden though, this is huge. this is about his domestic agenda and about what he sees the future of america. >> right, this is his big agenda. this was tr biggest spending packet since world war ii. also, in order to fight climate change and bring people out of poverty is through a huge ambitious spending program. >> its not going to happen and if one of these bills or both of these bills are not able to get through congress and ...

As i was coming in today, i talked to people, all of whom believe it was trump who run the election here in georgia even though joe biden was the clear winner. one of the things we see, and you just mentioned at the top, was a bunch of signs for herschel walker. he is the favorite son football player whos decided at the behest of donald trump so run for the senate. he hopes to challenge rafael warnock who won last time around. he would have to get through a primary to do that. one of the big que...

Pillows could beat him. >> sandra: jessica, there are multiple headlines today and in recent weeks that show that democrats are growing worried about the negative images that are out there and that this is defining the biden white house. are you worried for your party? >> for the midterm? absolutely. i dont think any democrat is being honest about it. who knows if we have majority control before that? obviously president trump is going to run again and thats an easier opponent, he so polarizing....